It is my time to relax. Especially at night. This one I took yesterday at full moon. A train lit the scene, but I guess I have to go down to ISO 800 or even 400 that the whites in the pond won't get clipped again...any advice? Aperture was 2.8 on the 16-35. High ISOs due to darkness without any artificial lights.

I got into it in college as a hobby. After I graduated I started doing prototyping and design work and we needed a product photographer so I bought a 5dII, 50 1.4 and a speedlite and taught myself everything I needed from books and workshops. Now I shoot more subjects, but my primary focus is prototyping, patent writing and design. I would say its a 60-40 split now that I own and run my business. When I was working at the law firm prior it was more a 90/10 split.

It gets me out of the house and usually to places I wouldn't go in any other circumstance. It allows me to explore areas around me that I didn't know were there and see some really cool things. It's a great challenge, but also a great relaxer when I'm out there. And it fills the void in my artsy side since I quit drawing and such years ago. Very expensive hobby =)

First: I can't draw to save my life. Second: I love capturing moments and emotions. But the most important thing to me: There is nothing to me like the feeling you get when you press the shutter button and you just KNOW that you just captured a great moment. There are these moment in portrait shoots where the model responds to something in a way that is purely "him" or "her". And if you capture these moments it's a great feeling. Like this picture from the portrait session last weekend. I just love it.

I have for many years said that I would rather go blind than not being able to listen to music. Now that I've owned a few cameras and used them for a number of years, I'm more and more willing to sacrifice an ear and keep (at least) one eye.

Caveat: If you show me a picture of Justin Bieber and play one of his songs, I might end up both blind and deaf...

I have for many years said that I would rather go blind than not being able to listen to music. Now that I've owned a few cameras and used them for a number of years, I'm more and more willing to sacrifice an ear and keep (at least) one eye.

Caveat: If you show me a picture of Justin Bieber and play one of his songs, I might end up both blind and deaf...